Question

What are the types of plastid explain in short

Answer 1

Answer:

there are 3 types of plastids present in plants.

1. chromoplasts----> these are colourful and present in flowers

2. chroloplasts-----> these are green in colour and present in leaves and help in photosynthesis

3. leucoplast-----> these are colourless and present in seeds and stems of some trees . they store food.

Answer 2

Answer:

Three types of plastid are given below:-

1) Chloroplast:- contain chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments which are responsible for trapping light energy essential for photosynthesis.

2) Chromoplast:- chromoplast fat soluble keratinized pigments like carotenoid xanthophylls and others are present.

3) Leucoplast:- these are colourless plastids of varied shapes and sizes with stored nutrients.